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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

A Singular Coincidence.-0n Saturday
morning last we'll known gentleman of this vi
cinity had his horse and buggy standing in front
of the Lee Building, in Towsontown, when friend
remarked to him that the night before he had
dreamed that he had borrowed that team to take
a lady out driving and that the horse ran away
and jumped into an ice pond, &c. They laughed
over the matter and the gentleman got into his
buggy and drove out the Dulany's Valley pike to
a stone-quarry where he stopped to inspect some
work going on there. His horse was left stand
ing without being hitched, and the owner had
gone off only few steps when the animal started
off in brisk trot and went on around the tuin
Ridgely's mill woods. On reaching the bridge at
the foot of the hill the horse over the side and
when overtaken was stuck fast in the mud and
water and the buggy had the top and shafts broken
off. Of course the dream had nothing to do with
the runaway, but it was singular coincidence
that it and the actual occurrence should have
taken place so near together and been so near
alike in their results.
Jurymen's Dinner.-The mcmbers of the
present petit Jury, who have been in Towsontown
pretty regularly since the first Monday in Deem
ber, gave dinner at Mrs. Cooper's restaurant on
Friday, to which the Judges, States Attorney and
other officers of the Court were invited. 1t was
very pleasant affair and much enjoyed by all. The
dinner was gotten up in excellent style, for which
Mrs. cooper is noted, ana empraceu III Iue ueio@-
cies of the season served in manner that reflected
much credit upon her. There was some speech
making and general interchange of friendly SEN
timent.
Sale of an Old Hall.-The heirs of the late
Christopher Fitzgerald have sold to Mr.. Vincent
I, Shipley, for 5000, the old Odd Fellows Hall
building, in Texas. This hall was erected some
years before the late war and was occupied by
Beaver Dam Lodge, which long ago ceased to
exist. Mr.. Shipey will put an addition to the
building and will fit up the upper room for meet
ing place for Texas Assembly No. 1897, knights
Of Labor.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

VALUABLE
FARM AND STORE STAND, AT THE VII
LACE OF PHOENIX, IN BALTIMORE
COUNTY.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

A New School to be Established.-On
Tuesday, 22d inst, the School Board visited Long
Green to investigate application for new
school at st. Johns Church, on the Long Green
Branch of the Hartford turnpike. The Board met
at Baldwin's school house, which is little over q
mile from the proposed site of the new school,
About twenty patrons of the proposed school were
present and a general expression of opinion was
obtained. The unanimous sentiment was that a
school was needed but that the school at Baldwins
must be continued. The Board voted to estab-
lish school at the place indicated, to be held
temporarily in a frame building belonging to St.
Johns Church, and appointed Messrs. Geo. W..
Yelott, Robt. Dilworth and Hillen Jenkins, trus-
tees. The school will be equipped and supplied
with teacher as soon as practicable.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

stantial Stone Dwelling and good Barn and Stable.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

Farm, being only twenty five miles from Baltimore
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

Being on the Railroad with Station right at
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

Fullerton, 18th District.-The marriage of
Mr.. Howard G. Amoss to Miss Marguerite
F. Brooks, took place at Gatch's M. E. Church,
Tuesday evening, I'D instant, Rev. J. c..
Nicholson performing the ceremony. The bride
was dressed in white satin, and carried bouquet
of pearl roses, which scented the whole house with
their perfume. Messrs. S. V. Mace, T. J. Biddi-
son, William Hiss and Carville Mccormick acted
as ushers, and Prof. Jos. A. Neumayer played the
wedding march. The church which will afford seats
for about two hundred persons, was crowded with
friends and relatives, many of them coming from
Baltimore. After the marriage ceremony the bridal
couple were driven to the residence of Mr.. Hard
wick, relative of the bride, where warm recep-
ton awaited them, and where they entertained
their friends. The bride the recipient of many
handsome presents in silver, bronze and crys-
tall also a beautiful bible and two clocks, to-
gether with towels, blankets and many other use
full and ornamental presents. 1t was an early
hour in the morning before the guests commenced
to leave and even then it seemed that they de-
parted with great reluctance, having been so
splendidy entertained
Our new public school opened on Monday with
about twenty scholars, and the prospects are for
a large increase in attendance.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

in Prince Georges county. Improved by sub
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

Leg Broken.-A young man named Albert
Barger, employed by Mr.. T. T. Griffith, near
Phoenix, was kicked BIZ q COW on Wednesday, and
had leg broken.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

t tat on the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad,
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

upon easy terms.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

hand, it would make irst-class Dairy or Truck
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-26

Jurors for the March Term Of Court
On Friday, February 18th, Judge David Fowler
drew the jurors for the March term Of Court, which
commences on the first Monday of the month
Previous to the drawing the following list of 200
names was placed in the box:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
The "Sun DO Move"

The Rev. John Jasper says he
has preached his famous "Sun do
move" sermon about 100 times. IL
preached it first" he says, Gin 1878
Since then l have had offers from al
over this country and from London,
Paris and other places to preach it;
but / refused 'em oil cause | don'l
think it would be right to leave my
people. One man offered me 800 tC
London and preach the sermon. He
even said he would pay me the
money first, and that l wouldn't
have to walk q step between here
and Europe and wouldn't have to
walk step after | got there. y
He is now very old, but hale and
vigorous. "Soon after | first deliv.
cred this sermon here in Richmond u
he says 81 went to Washington,
Baltimore and Philadelphia, and
when | came back great revival
was going on. and one day baptised
29l people without coming out ol
the water. That laid me up for a
while. Never had but three attacks
of sickness in my life. Since | was
sick last December my appetite has
not been az good as it used to be-
Yes, Pm in mighty good health for
an old man like me" New York
Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
Rabbit Bunch Defeated.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, August s.
An Indian Territory special says:
Later returns from the election for
Chief of the Cherokees indicate that
Mayes has been chosen over Bunch
by small majority.
Joel B. Mayes, the newly elected
chief, is one quarter Cherokee, and be-
longs to an illustrious family. He
was Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Cherokee Nation for Q
term OF years and is an able and q
distinguished man. Samuel Smith,
who was elected Assistant Chief, is .
ull-blooded Cherokee.
The triumph of Mayes will COM
pletely change the political situation
OF the Cherokee country. Bushyhead
and Bunch have held Office for years,
and have shaped the policy of the
Cherokee Nation regardless of the
wishes of the masses. The official
machinery was under their control
and their defeat is regarded almost a.
miraculous. Mayes is liberal and
progressive, and is pledged to reform,
He is chosen for four year term.
The friends of Bunch still claim his
election.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
A Chinese Mother.

Advertisement in North China Herald.
"Avoid incurring death by thun
der Your mother is weeping bit.
terly as she writes this for her boy
Jny to see. When you ran away
on the 30th of the 9Th moon the peo.
pie of the shop came and inquired
for you, and that was the first news
we had. nearly died of fear at the
time, and since then sleep and food
have been in vain, and | am weeping
and sobbing still. The letter that
came from beyond the horizon / have,
but it gives no place or abode where
l might seek you. l am even now
at my lust gasp, and the family has
suffered for many days from grievous
insults of others.
"If you delay longer and do not
return, | cannot, cannot bear it, and
shall surely seek an end to my life,
and then you will stand in peril OF
death by thunder. If you come, no
matter how, everything is sure to be
arranged. l have thought of plan,
and your father may still be kept in
ignorance. My life or death hangs
on the issue of these few days. Only
l pray that all kindheartcd people
everywhere will spread this abroad,
80 that the right man may hear of it.
So they will lay up themselves q
boundless store of secret merit
Written by one in Soochow city.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
Spices from Ceylon.

About one quarter of the whole
$4,000 square miles of Ceylon Is IN.
der cultivation, and the principal pro-
ducts are cocoa, rice, cinnamond, nut
megs and other spices, cinchona, cof-
fee and tea. There has within the
last nine years been most wonder
fnl increase in the amounts of some
of these products exported. In 1878
only 25, 600 pounds of tea were ex.
ported, as against nearly 4,5O0, 900
pounds in 1885, and nearly 8. 200. 900
in 1886. Cinchona bark, from which
quinine is manufactured. has gone up
from some 100000 pounds exported
nine years before to nearly l5,00O,-
600 in 1886. The total number Of
cocoanuts raised on the plantations in
single year is approximated at near
ly 100000, ,O00.-Colombo India)
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
Fun In Camp.

Extract from letter to the Mercer
Dispatch, from Camp Comfort, Mus
koka Lake, Canada, dated July 3O]
On Wednesday evening the Inde-
pendent club arrived on the "Nipis-
sing" and accepted the hospitalities
Of Camp Comfort until the arrival of
the "uriole" to take them to their
camping ground at Sutton's. six
miles above. We all put on our best
behavior before the ministerial breth-
eren, the Sharon and Butler people
even refraining from lying about the
weight Of the fish they had caught,
and George Price, the cook, put his
best foot foremost 10 the way of get.
ting up supper worthy of the occa-
sion.
The meal over, the visitors dis
persed through the field near the ho-
tel and were soon engaged it the bus
mess of catching young frogs for bait.
1t was a most eXhilarating spectacle
see the preachers "in their customary
attitude"-upon their knees-making
wild grabs for the agile Batrac hian
and seizing instead. fine, healthy
bunch of Canada thistles. We had
all "been there" and knowing the re.
lief it affords, but doubling their abil-
ity to do the matter justice. several
felt like going and offering to do lit
tie mild swearing for them in their
extremity. They succeeded in secur-
ing several bags and bottles of the
lively bait, and the general verdict
seemed to be that Mr. Stockton bore
off the honors of the chase, although
Prof. McClelland was close second
The "Oriole" arrived about I o'clock
in the evening, and as she rounded
the point bearing them to their sum-
mer home they gave Camp Comfort
three hearty cheers.
Tuesday Judges McMichael and
Mehard and j. G. Elliott went to
Janeck's Rapids. about five miles
from camp. They returned about l
o'clock, very hungry and very tired
il is true, but bringing with them the
finest string of fish that any one boat
load has brought this year. There
was fully one hundred pounds, and
almost every fish on the string was a
beauty. Elliott is tireless fisher
man and takes rank with Carver, Nc
Michael, Zahniser, Stranahan and the
other regular old time disciples Of
Isaac Walton.
Judge McCandless is one of our
best fishermen, too, but it is when he
takes hold OF oars that he really
shines. He was out the other day
with Ben Haywood and Port Lowry
and when they started home took the
oars to row back. His exertions
were prodigious, and yet he seemed
to make very slow Roadway, some
thing which was very easily explain
ed when al investigation showed
that he neglected to hoist the anchor
before starting back, and had towed
fifteen pound stone at the end of
twelve foot rope for about two
miles.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
The Fish Law.

II is made illegal to catch speckled
, trout, save only by rod, hook and
line, at any time, or to place any set
lines or set-nets across any stream in
habited by them, under penalty of
$25.
No person shall kill, sell, or have
in possession after being killed, any
salmon or speckled trout, save only
from the fifteenth of April to the flf-
teenth of July, under penalty Of $40
for each fish
No person shall take, for sale, any
trout less than five inches long. or fish
in any waters, for three years, in
which brook trout have been planted
by the fish Commissioners, when
public notice of said planting has been
gived, under $40 penalty.
No person shall catch or kill, save
only with rod, hook and line, at any
time, and no person shall catch or sell,
or have in possession after being kill
ed, any bass, pike, pickerel or Sus-
quehanna salmon, between the first of
January and the first of June, under
penalty of $40.
Any person taking or capturing a
bass of less size than six inches in
length, shall Immediately return the
same to the waters whence taken un-
der penalty of $40.
No person shall kill or catch fish
by placing any torpedo, ,giant-powder,
nitro -glycerine or any other explosive
substance, in any of the streams of
this Commonwealth, under penalty
of $50.
No person shall catch or destroy
fish by shutting off or drawing off
any OF the waters of the State or by
dragging small nets or seins therein,
when the waters are wholly or partly
shut off, under penalty of $50.
No person shall place any fish
basket, pond net, eel-weir, kiddle,
brush or facine net in any of the wa
ters of this State, under penalty of
$25 for each offense.
1t shall be lawful to fish with fyke
or hoop.nets in any of the streams un-
inhabited by brook or speckled trout,
during the months of March, April,
May, September. October and No
vember: Provided, That the meshes
of said nets shall not be less than one
inch in size, and shall not be placed
at the confluence of any wing-walls;
and if any salmon, bass, trout, pike,
pickerel or any other kind of fish in
troduced by the Commonwealth in
said waters, shall be taken or captur-
ed as aforesaid, they shall be return
ed alive to the waters whence taken,
and any person violating the provi-
sions of this act shall be subject to o
penalty of S25.
1t shall not be lawful, at any time,
to catch fish by means of the drawing
of a seine or seines, in any of the
waters of this State, under penalty of
$25.
Shad shall not be taken in the Sus-
quehanna or Juniata rivers from sun
set on Saturday till sunrise on Mon
day. during the run of shad, from
March Is to June 25, or with seins
less than four and one half inches to
the mesh, under penalty of $50 and
three months Imprisonment.
There shall be no shooting, hunt
ing or fishing on Sunday, under pen
atty of S25.
OPEN SEASoN-FISH
Salmon or speckled trout, April Is
to July Is.
Lake trout. October lst to January
1st.
Black bass, pike and pickereI, Juno
1st to January 1st
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12

Five hundred more acres have
been planted to watermelons In the
South this year than in 1886.
Good nature is the great lubri-
cant of hnman affairs.
An effort, even If met by defeat,
remains success.
The success of an enterprise is
due, like the strength of house-to
the under supports.
There are now less than 700, 900
slaves in the Empire of Brazil.
The total production of coffee in
the world is about 350, 900 tons.
There are $1OO, 900, 900 invested
in the watch industry of this country.
More than 5000 persons make
q living by street music.
Two millions United States
postal cards are printed daily at pre-
sent.
Chicago, on the basis OF It's new
directory, claims population of s00,-
900.
1t need occasion no surprise that
a slaughter house emits an offal odor.
They say it's sneezy thing to
become member of the National
Hay Fever Association.
Some men vas always like der
key hole on der backdoor OF clock.
They vas behint time.
old Man-"If / had SO cents
and gave it to you in order to get
penny what would be left?"
Street Arabian old mani"
The Philadelphia Record says:
"The wise people of the large towns
of the State are considering the pro.
priety of laying down asphalt paving
in their streets. Asphalt paving 10
better than any other which the wit
fman has yet devised. 1t il vast
saving in the cost of transportation,
in the wear of horse-hesh and vehi-
cles, and in the comfort and cleanli-
ness of city life. The impsrt Of
wheels does not wear it out. Proper
ly laid, it is almost indestructible
and as easy Of repair as any other
paving.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
THE PRINCE
FRANCE
A Remarkable Escape.

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 2'-During
yesterdays storm lightning struck a
large tree near Elias Matthias farm
house at Clarksville, in this county,
splintering it to the roots. The fluid
then DETECTED to the doorway on the
east of the house. In this the Ma
thias family were sitting. Miss
Emma Matthias stood in the doorway
The lightning struck her on the right
side of her head, burning off the hair,
and then coursed down the body.
Her clothing was torn and loosened
so that it hung simply from the shoul,
ders, Her shoes were torn into
threads, also burning both her legs,
from tie knee to the foot, to blister.
The shock threw the young woman
to the floor.
The fluid tore one of the shoes oil
Mrs. Mrs Matthias foot and prostrat-
ed her. The other members of the
family suffered temporary insensibil-
ity from the shock Miss Matthias,
when picked up, was like piece OF
marble statuary. She complains to
day of her right arm feeling paraly2
ed. Otherwise she has not suffered
injury more than would necessarily
follow severe nervous shock.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
A LESSON.


When the weary heart is sad
And the days seem long,
When the eyes are full of tears
And life an empty song,
When the burden of the heart
Grows heavier each dag,
Oh. tell me, is there nothing
To help along the way?
All, yes, sad heart! there's pleasure.
Not only in the air,
But in the sun and rain drops,
And in the flowers fair;
The kindly words oft spoken
By those we daily meet,
In lingering echoes whispered;
Each hour has pleasures sweet.
IT'S true that hearts have burdens,
With many doubts and fears
Have dark and lonely vigils,
With many silent tears
That life, at times, and pleasure
Seem but an empty song,
Where weary hearts are aching.
And days are sad and long.
All hearts must bear their burdens,
Yet will they lighter grow,
If each will but endeayor
To share the others woe.
So, weary heart, take comfort,
For, if you strive each day
To ease your comrades burden,
Lo! yours will fall away.
-J6sephtne Gaming
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
Loves Signal.
From Warren Chronicle.1

From warren Chronicle.
On the A. & P. road there is an
engineer who has a girl, the boys
say. The young lady resides some
here within two miles of Warren.
1t is the custom of the young man,
when passing through town, to make
his road crossing whistle double
strength quality, for the benefit Of
his inamorata. He therefore pulls
the apparatus wide open and it emits
two loud, long screeches and q cou-
pie of short screeches. This is his
signal that it's me old girl, and I
am feeling good It's quite roman
tic, but it's terrible wearing on tired
and wakeful humanity in the east
end of town. We wish the young
man could greet his girl with some
thing not so nerver-ending.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
Degencrated Spanish Onions.

"Spanish onions," said q street
dealer to reporter, "are about the
only tropical fruit or vegetable that
will not succumb to the wiles OF
the northern gardener. The Long
Island hot house owners have for
years tried to reproduce this very
desirable variety of the onion, but
they have given it up as q hopeless
task. The only outcome so far is q
degenerated species, unequal in fla
vor to poorest northern variety.
Strange as it may seem, the seeds
from the degenerate onion will,
when planted in tropical country,
produce a perfect Spanish onion."-
New York Sun.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
She Was Sure There Was One

On O crowded East Boston horse
car the other evening the seats of
which were nearly all occupied by
men, cutting rebuke answered by
neat complement was overheard
Shortly after the car left the ferry
there got aboard young lady, whose
paid and care worn face marked her
as an invalid. None of those having
seat at their disposal deigned to
offer seat to the one who seemed
most in need of the resting place till
ut the further end of the car roughly
dressed workingman, seeing her
plight. beckoned to her, and resign
ing his seat in her behalf, said
"There don't seem. Miss, to be any
gentlemen on this car" 81 beg your
pardon, sir | am sure there is one,'
she replied, gratefully, as she accept
ed the seat.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12

Fifteen ostriches were sold in
California recently, and brought
$1,000 per pair,
An Austrian has invented a
machine for automatically lowering
collins into graves.
The total receipts from General
Grants memoirs are said to have
reached the sum Of So, 100000
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12
A Clergyman Who Has Pen
chant for Inventing Neat Lit
tie Machines.

w. w. Wythc, of Parker, q Meth
odist preacher, but who has consider
able mechanical ingenuity, while on
his way to Chautauqua last night in
the Union Depot said: There is moth
ing new in the theological world, but
| have invented a novel little count
ing machine, description of which
might be interesting to the readers of
THE DISPATCH. The machine is not
more than s inches long by ! wide
and | inch thick. 1t is 80 arranged
that by turning crank you can add,
subtract, multiply or divide any set
of figures. | have tested the machine
aud find that it works satisfactorily.
1t will multiply o number of 6 digits
by a similar number in 43 seconds
and divide the same numbers in "a
seconds. | have made it during my
spare moments"
Mr.. Wythe is also the inventor OF
O speed recorder that is used very ex.
tensively on Western and Southern
roads. About 5000 are in use.
They are not seen by the public gen.
orally, as they are put only on freights
1t records the number of miles made,
gives the rate Of speed and notes the
condition of the track, so that West
ern conductors and engineers who are
liable to stop and rob hen roost or
get drink of whisky and then run 60
miles an hour to make up lost time,
usually have the little trick exposed.
-DisDatch.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12

1t is estimated that there are
sixty thousand colored Knights ol
Labor in the south.
The whole length Of mail routes
in the United States amounts to 375,.
900 miles.
The Boston Globe speaks of "a
lady equestrienne. A lady eques.
trienne is female woman who take
equestrian exercise On horseback.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-08-12

This country consumes about
$22, 100000 worth of patent medicines
every year.
Nineteen millions of the sixty
million people in this land are mem.
bers OF churches.
A Troy paper speaks of dog
fight being "nipped in the bud" A
dog fight mnst be very interesting
botanical phenomenon.